For teams of engineers Analyzing and Sizing the same Structure, HyperX can be a powerful tool for analysis standardization and ensuring efficient communication between team members. While many HyperX features were created with these ideas in mind, those summarized in the section below are especially useful.
A Database Template defines all analysis and design inputs required by the program. It is then saved - typically on a common server - and passed to all engineers as a starting place for Sizing.
Database Templates incorporate any combination of relevant Database-level entities – including Materials (all types), Laminate definitions (including Laminate Families), Fasteners and Rivets, design space definitions (Design Properties), analysis methodology (Analysis Properties), and load processing techniques (Load Properties).
All Database Defaults, which include analysis assumptions, safety factors, analysis temperatures, composite layup and fabrication rules, etc. are automatically saved as part of Database Templates. Anything that is part of the Template will be set to ‘read-only.’ This way, these Properties and Materials cannot be edited during design. This feature is particularly useful in providing confidence to program managers and reviewers.
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We recommend teams set up Database Template(s) for each type of Structure as early as possible in the design process.
HyperX contains MANY switches and toggles that can be controlled by Database Templates. Contact us for a consultation with one of our engineers to ensure your analysis needs are met by the Database Templates you are defining for your program.
The Enterprise Workflow takes the ‘Database Template’ idea several steps further by providing automated tools to enforce consistent assumptions within multiple individual Databases created from the same internal loads FEM. This not only puts program managers at ease, but also offers a convenient way to maintain the level of consistency required for certification reports.
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Each engineer can independently Size their Structure within their own Database while still respecting program-level data and requirements.
Once all Structures have been Sized, HyperX can automatically ‘roll’ the results from each engineer Database back into the parent Database. The data coming from each engineer's Database is "checked" to ensure no company standards have been violated. Once all Sizing results have been brought back to the master, a global FEM update can be performed.
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This process streamlines not only the analysis consistency between team members but also the process of managing a global loads FEM under the paradigm of each engineer working their own part of the structure.